KinetaFlex™
High-Flex Wire Built for Real-World Demands
When standard wire can't keep up, KinetaFlex™ is built to. Engineered for continuous motion and designed around real-world constraints, KinetaFlex™ delivers the reliability that complex applications demand — without forcing design compromises. Its fine-strand construction keeps it lightweight and compact, making it perfect for tight spaces where standard wire simply won't go.
With every KinetaFlex™ project, Rubadue's engineers work directly with you from the initial stage through final production, custom-engineering each solution to meet your motion, environmental, and electrical demands. The result is a high-flex wire that performs consistently over time — flexible enough to move with your application, durable enough to last.
Benefits
KinetaFlex™ Offers Reliable Performance in Dynamic Applications
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Built for Continuous Motion -
Engineered for Real-World Constraints -
Wired to Last -
Design Without Compromises -
With You, Start to Finish
Capabilities
Beyond the Limits of Standard Wire
- Conductor Sizes
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42 AWG - 8 AWG constructed using wire diameters from 50 AWG to 36 AWG
- Conductor Materials *
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- Bare Copper
- Tin Plated Copper
- Silver Plated Copper
- Nickel Plated Copper
- EnduroStrand™ High Strength Alloys
- Insulation Materials *
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- Flexible PVC
- ETFE
- PFA
- Twisting and Cabling
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Custom cabling per your requirements
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* Custom Alloys & Insulation Materials also available - Contact an Engineer for specific requirements
KinetaFlex™ Product Comparison
Compare stranding, plating, conductor alloy, insulation, and shield options to match KinetaFlex™ to your motion, environment, and performance requirements.
36 AWG Base Strand
- Flexibility
- Good
- Flex Life
- Good
- Price
- $
40 AWG Base Strand
- Flexibility
- Better
- Flex Life
- Better
- Price
- $$
44 AWG Base Strand
- Flexibility
- Best
- Flex Life
- Best
- Price
- $$$
Applications
Engineered for Reality
Industrial Automation
High-Flex Wire That Keeps Industrial Automation Running
KinetaFlex™ is engineered for continuous-motion environments where standard wire fails, helping reduce unplanned stops and equipment downtime.
Interested in twisted wire options such as pairs, triads, and quads, or require shielding and jacketing?
Use Case Examples
Where KinetaFlex™ Gets to Work
Military / Aerospace
Wiring Robotic Arms for Satellite Servicing
KinetaFlex™ high-flex wire maintains dimensional control and reliability through the repeated motion cycles of robotic servicing arms operating in the extreme thermal and vibrational conditions of low-Earth orbit.
Robotics
Powering High-Cycle Collaborative Robot Joints
In collaborative robotic arms running thousands of cycles daily, KinetaFlex™ high-flex wire sustains consistent electrical performance across every joint without the fatigue failures that sideline production.
Industrial Automation
Keeping Cable Carriers Running Longer
KinetaFlex™ high-flex wire, engineered for continuous travel in cable carrier systems, reduces unplanned wire failures in automated assembly lines, lowering maintenance frequency and extending overall system uptime.
Medical Device Equipment
Flex Wiring for Surgical Robotic Systems
Surgical robotic systems demand high-flex wire like KinetaFlex™ to flex thousands of times with no degradation in signal or mechanical performance in a package tight enough to fit inside a precision instrument arm.
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Offers Reliable Wiring for Wafer Handling Equipment
Wafer handling robots require high-flex wire like KinetaFlex™ to hold dimensional tolerances and flex-life performance through high-cycle, contamination-sensitive environments where any failure risks costly process interruption.
Why Rubadue
KinetaFlex™ Offers Continuous Flex. Zero Compromise.
Catalog wire rarely survives high flex applications without mechanical failure and downtime. If your project has demanding dimensional, motion, or environmental requirements, speak directly with a Rubadue engineer about KinetaFlex™ to scope a solution around your actual constraints — not the other way around. Our engineers can work with you through design, prototyping, testing, and production.
How Our Custom Engineering Support Works
With direct access to experienced engineers throughout the lifecycle, Rubadue helps customers solve application complexities faster and with more success. Talk directly with a Rubadue engineer to find the right KinetaFlex™ high-flex wire configuration for your application. We work with you through every stage so you can build with confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
High-flex wire, like KinetaFlex™, uses a much finer strand count than standard stranded wire of the same AWG. A standard 18 AWG wire might use 16–19 strands; KinetaFlex™ uses 168 strands. More strands, each thinner, means the conductor bends without individual strands fracturing under repeated stress. The insulation compounds tend to be lower friction, tougher materials like ETFE and PFA.